The Caribbean Registry of Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) From the University Hospital in Martinique

January 9, 2026 updated by: Marc Licker, University of Genova
The project's main goal is to collect baseline clinical and procedural data as well as to assess clinical outcomes for all patients undergoing VV, VA or VAV ECMO implantation in the French West Indies and Guiana. All patients undergoing ECMO implantation will be prospectively registered.

Study Overview

Status

Not yet recruiting

Conditions

Detailed Description

In the Caribbean region, access to advanced cardiac interventions faces difficulties owing to unequal distribution of health care resources, medical shortages and distance between health care centers in various islands.

At the University Hospital of Martinique (UHM) in Fort de France, a mobile ECMO team is available 24h a day, 7 days a week, for cardiopulmonary mechanical support in the French Overseas Territories and neighboring islands.

Implantation of veno-venous or veno-arterial (VV or VA) ECMO can be performed at the UHM or at remote hospitals. Some patients on VA-ECMO are transfered by airflight to the UHM and/or to French mainland whenever cardiac transplantation is indicated.

Since 2010, the ECMO-UHM database is a prospective event-driven registry housed and updated by the HeartTeam (perfusionnists, emergency and ICU physicians, cardiac surgeons, cardiothoracic anesthesiologists, cardiologists).

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Estimated)

1200

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Contact

Study Contact Backup

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

  • Child
  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

All consecutive patients implanted with a VV-ECMO, VA-ECMO or VAV-ECMO device by the UHM HeartTeam

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • All consecutive patients implanted with a veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation device or extracorporeal membrane oxygenation device by the HeartTeam from the University Hospital of Martinique (UHM) from January 2010

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patients with incomplete data (primary endpoint and less than 80% secondary study outcomes)

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort
VV-ECMO
Patients with respiratory failure
VA-ECMO
Patients with cardiac failure or combined cardiopulmonary failure
VAV-ECMO
Patients initially on VV or VA-ECMO who require additional respiratory/circulatory support

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Mortality at 30 days
Time Frame: from canula implantation to 30 days afterwards
Number of deceased participants as assessed at 30 days after ECMO implantation
from canula implantation to 30 days afterwards

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Number of participants with major adverse events
Time Frame: From canula implantation to up to 6 months after ECMO implantation
Major Adverse events (AE; numbers and rates) as assessed by the consensus statement of the mechanical circulatory support academic research consortium
From canula implantation to up to 6 months after ECMO implantation

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

University of Genova

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Marc LICKER, BC, CHU Martinique

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Estimated)

February 1, 2026

Primary Completion (Estimated)

December 31, 2032

Study Completion (Estimated)

June 30, 2033

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

November 18, 2025

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 9, 2026

First Posted (Actual)

January 20, 2026

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

January 20, 2026

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 9, 2026

Last Verified

January 1, 2025

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 18-11-2025 CHUM CVT

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

YES

IPD Plan Description

only IPD used in the results publication

IPD Sharing Time Frame

from January 2026 to December 2032

IPD Sharing Supporting Information Type

  • STUDY_PROTOCOL
  • SAP
  • ICF
  • CSR

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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